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Well done ,Martin ,I wouldn't have walked on it though ,not worth the risk. It sounded thick when the stone hit the ice but nevertheless odds stacked against anyone who falls through. I think 4 have drowned here up to now.

Thanks John and Jonathan for the feed back. Yes, it was crazy to walk on, imagine the minds of the others who walked even further out in the distance beyond the boats, mental, the thaw will probably claim a few more lives on these frozen lakes soon which is very unfortunate, I'm shocked it hasn't happened already on Neagh and Lough Fea - they are like tourist attractions at the moment.

I think if I were the local police officers I'd pay some attention there to discourage walking on the Lough , I don't know whether the councils put signs up - not just there,Martin, I mean generally, here too. I think they should and I think they should have wardens patrolling. Sometimes people have to be protected from themselves.

There was one single sign (I have a photo) but it was small and nothing more than a flimsy small sheet of plastic hastly attached to a pole which many may have missed. Not that a sign should be needed of course - common sense should prevail, however common sense isn't very common these days

I heard the authorites have broke up the ice on the River Bann to save lives.